Jim Cornette

The incomparable James E. Cornette returns to the Ross Report this week as JR and Jim catch up on some old-school memories involving Bill Dundee, Jerry Lawler and Jerry Lee Lewis as well as discuss a few current pro wrestling items. Jim has got a lot to say about The Revival, Joe vs Lesnar, his return to the WWE at this year's Hall of Fame and the upcoming New Japan event in Long Beach. Also, Jim talks about his recent podcasting adventures, what ROH needs to succeed, young John Cena in OVW and so much more!

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Past Episodes

In honor of the great Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's passing this past weekend, JR reflects on the legendary manager and commentator's illustrious career with two of Bobby's colleagues: WWE Hall of Fame announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund and former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone.

Later in the show, JR is joined by "The Hurricane" Shane Helms to discuss his own thoughts on Bobby Heenan, Shane's recent stint as a creative team member with Global Force Wrestling and what the likelihood is of him returning to the WWE.

Celeste Bonin, known to wrestling fans as former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn, joins JR this week on the podcast to discuss her current entrepreneurial pursuits with her fitness apparel company Celestial Bodiez (www.celestialbodiez.com) as well as her time in WWE. Celeste shares how she was hired, what it was like jumping right into the mix with the 3rd season of NXT, winning the Divas championship from Eve Torres, her relationship with AJ Lee, her thoughts on TOTAL DIVAS and much more!

The legendary Steve Lombardi aka the Brooklyn Brawler joins JR this week to catch up with some old stories from his storied career with the WWE. Hear about the Ultimate Warrior, Genichiro Tenryu, pinning HHH, prepping the Rock and John Cena for the big time, his new Michigan-based wrestling promotion and so much more. And don't forget to check out the Brawler's new e-book AND audio book BRAWLER UNFILTERED on Amazon!

Its PWI 500 time this week on the Ross Report as JR welcomes Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Senior Writer Dan Murphy to the show to discuss this year's much anticipated and highly debated edition of the PWI 500! Later in the show, JR is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell to discuss all of the latest news in pro wrestling and MMA including Mayweather/McGregor, the build to WWE's NO MERCY, the WWE Mae Young Classic and the Sexy Star incident at AAA's TripleMania.

JR this week is joined by Mike Johnson from PWInsider.com to break down all of the action from WWE SummerSlam in Brooklyn including the dominance of Braun Strowman in the Fatal 4-Way, Shinsuke Nakamura vs Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship and Brock Lesnar's stellar work in the main event. JR and Mike also discuss NXT Takeover with JR's turn at the announce table for Itami vs Black, expectations for Mayweather vs McGregor as well as questions from social media regarding Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and WWE's PG direction. All this plus news on ROH, Jim Cornette in GFW and much more!

First time guest Glenn Jacobs, also known as KANE in the WWE, joins JR this week to discuss his political aspirations as a mayoral candidate in Knox County, Tennessee. Glenn shares what led him into politics, the status of his in-ring career, the worldly perspective he's received from working with the WWE, what might be next for The Undertaker, thoughts on Braun Strowman and rumors of him and Brock Lesnar in an arm-wrestling match. Also, JR looks back at a great weekend in DC and Philadelphia and looks ahead to this weekend's "Ringside with Jim Ross" in NYC with guest Paul Heyman as well as WWE SummerSlam on Sunday!

Former WCW and WWE announcer Tony Schiavone joins JR this week to look back on fond memories of working together in the NWA/WCW, including the first Clash of the Champions, Great American Bash 1988 and countless TV tapings. JR and Tony also talk about about Tony's new podcast, WHAT HAPPENED WHEN, Tony's post-WCW career, whether or not he'd come back to work for WWE, the greatness that is Bobby Heenan, what Larry Zbyszko's goal in life is, Tony's love of baseball, Ric Flair's ESPN 30 FOR 30 and much more!

WWE Hall of Famer and legendary wrestling personality, the one and only Sunny, joins JR on the podcast this week for the first time. Sunny and JR get into all sorts of topics including how Sunny broke into the business, her thoughts on Sable and Marlena, what she thinks of the WWE Women's division today, who were her pro wrestling crushes, learning under Jim Cornette and her epic first encounter with Sherri Martel! Also, JR discusses Jon Jones vs Brock Lesnar, the Fatal 4-Way for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, what's next for Paige and much more!

Bruce Mitchell from the Pro Wrestling Torch joins JR this week on the podcast to discuss all of the action from WWE Battleground, including the Punjabi Prison match, the Flag match between John Cena and Rusev, Xavier Woods stepping up in the tag title match and why Natalya is a great challenger for the Smackdown Women's title. JR and Bruce also look at the impact of the Mae Young classic, the fond memories from this past weekend at the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and listener questions about the state of the WWE Cruiserweights and New Japan in the US.

Pro wrestling journalist extraordinaire Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com joins JR this week to discuss a number of topics, including the WWE Mae Young Classic, reactions to the reveal of Jason Jordan as Kurt Angle's son on WWE Raw, the WWE Universal Championship scene and thoughts on the Mayweather/McGregor press conferences. All this plus listener questions addressing New Japan, Global Force Wrestling, match ratings and much more!

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In honor of the great Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's passing this past weekend, JR reflects on the legendary manager and commentator's illustrious career with two of Bobby's colleagues: WWE Hall of Fame announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund and former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone.

Later in the show, JR is joined by "The Hurricane" Shane Helms to discuss his own thoughts on Bobby Heenan, Shane's recent stint as a creative team member with Global Force Wrestling and what the likelihood is of him returning to the WWE.

Celeste Bonin, known to wrestling fans as former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn, joins JR this week on the podcast to discuss her current entrepreneurial pursuits with her fitness apparel company Celestial Bodiez (www.celestialbodiez.com) as well as her time in WWE. Celeste shares how she was hired, what it was like jumping right into the mix with the 3rd season of NXT, winning the Divas championship from Eve Torres, her relationship with AJ Lee, her thoughts on TOTAL DIVAS and much more!

The legendary Steve Lombardi aka the Brooklyn Brawler joins JR this week to catch up with some old stories from his storied career with the WWE. Hear about the Ultimate Warrior, Genichiro Tenryu, pinning HHH, prepping the Rock and John Cena for the big time, his new Michigan-based wrestling promotion and so much more. And don't forget to check out the Brawler's new e-book AND audio book BRAWLER UNFILTERED on Amazon!

Its PWI 500 time this week on the Ross Report as JR welcomes Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Senior Writer Dan Murphy to the show to discuss this year's much anticipated and highly debated edition of the PWI 500! Later in the show, JR is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell to discuss all of the latest news in pro wrestling and MMA including Mayweather/McGregor, the build to WWE's NO MERCY, the WWE Mae Young Classic and the Sexy Star incident at AAA's TripleMania.

JR this week is joined by Mike Johnson from PWInsider.com to break down all of the action from WWE SummerSlam in Brooklyn including the dominance of Braun Strowman in the Fatal 4-Way, Shinsuke Nakamura vs Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship and Brock Lesnar's stellar work in the main event. JR and Mike also discuss NXT Takeover with JR's turn at the announce table for Itami vs Black, expectations for Mayweather vs McGregor as well as questions from social media regarding Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and WWE's PG direction. All this plus news on ROH, Jim Cornette in GFW and much more!